Will oppose Bullet train: Thackeray

Mumbai, Sept 30: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray, known for his controversial statements, on Saturday said he would oppose Mumbai's Bullet Train and would not allow to start its construction here. Against the backdrop of yesterday's stampede at a bridge connecting Elphinstone-Parel in which 22 people were killed, Mr Thackeray took on the BJP government at the Centre and state saying that the BJP came to power by giving false promise. He alleged that Mr Prabhu was shifted from Railways and Piyush Goyal was brought into facilitate Bullet Train. Mr Thackeray said he himself would lead a morcha, highlighting the issues with railway administration on October 5. He also said, MNS would make all the bridges free from hawkers, which have occupied most of the bridges. UNI